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My hand to God, I didn't mean to
After all, look what we've been through
Men come in different shades
That's how we're made
The little house on Ellis Drive
Is where I felt most alive
The oak tree covered that old Ford
I miss it Lord
I miss it Lord
These blood red eyes
Don't see so good
But what's worse is if they could?
Would I change my ways?
Wasted times and broken dreams
Violent colors so obscene
It's all I see these days
These days
Watch what you say, the devil is listenin'
He's got ears that you wouldn't believe
And brother once you go to him
It's your soul you can never, never, never retrieve
These blood red eyes
Don't see so good
But what's worse is if they could?
Would I change my ways?
Wasted times and broken dreams
Violent colors so obscene
It's all I see these days
These days
After all, look what we've been through
Men come in different shades
That's how we're made
The little house on Ellis Drive
Is where I felt most alive
The oak tree covered that old Ford
I miss it Lord
I miss it Lord
These blood red eyes
Don't see so good
But what's worse is if they could?
Would I change my ways?
Wasted times and broken dreams
Violent colors so obscene
It's all I see these days
These days
Watch what you say, the devil is listenin'
He's got ears that you wouldn't believe
And brother once you go to him
It's your soul you can never, never, never retrieve
These blood red eyes
Don't see so good
But what's worse is if they could?
Would I change my ways?
Wasted times and broken dreams
Violent colors so obscene
It's all I see these days
These days
Lyrics submitted by mellow, edited by TheBoyofSummer
These Days Lyrics as written by Patrick James Carney Daniel Quine Auerbach
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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i think you nailed it.
there's also an "irretrievably lost" aspect to the song. there's no redemption for bad/wasteful/reproachable deeds. there's also a warning aspect, but that warning hints at even more complicated issue: how do you judge, in the moment, whether your actions will lead to regret? certainly everybody has regrets, the narrator does, but i get the sense that (and i may myself be projecting) acting without significant consideration for not only yourself but the people around you, your loved ones, and your place in some future reality plays an important role in the narrator's warning. this is refuting the popular carpe diem sentiment. if you act only in self-interest, and even more than that, your present-self-interest, you will regret it. it is important to consider your future-self and how your surroundings influence your perception of yourself. do you want to be happy and satisfied with you life? think before you act.
take away point: drop the narcissism. you'll feel better in the end.